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Spent a week in the Sawtooths and saw a ton of people with the same new stove
Honestly, I just got back from a trip to the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho. I was out there for seven days, and I swear, at every single campsite I passed, someone was using that new Jetboil Genesis Basecamp system. It was wild. I saw at least eight of them, all set up on picnic tables with the little pots hanging off the sides. I've got an older two-burner myself, so I was curious. I ended up chatting with a guy from Boise who had one, and he let me boil some water on it. Tbh, it was fast, but the whole setup looked pretty bulky in his pack. It got me thinking about whether everyone is just buying the same stuff because of the ads or if it's really that much better. Has anyone else tried one of these and actually found it worth the space and money?
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susanr1516d ago
Eight stoves is a lot for one trail. I doubt a slightly faster boil is worth carrying all that extra weight and bulk. Gear trends just seem to cycle through the backcountry every few years.
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shanenguyen15d ago
But that bulk is the whole point for a basecamp stove. You're not carrying it ten miles. You're driving to the site, maybe hiking a short way in. For a group meal, having two stable burners and a wind screen is a game changer compared to a single jetboil. The speed and control for actual cooking, not just boiling, makes the space in the car worth it.
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